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Knowledge Management: What it is and why it matters

ThoughtFarmer

We’ve all heard the cliché “knowledge is power,” but what use is knowledge in the workplace if it is trapped inside your employees’ heads? There is no shortage of information on the subject of knowledge management (KM), but the topic is hot with good reason. alone, about 10,000 baby boomers retire every day.

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Knowledge management: Fuel for the social enterprise

Bersin with Deloitte

Knowledge management can be a key that unlocks all of these qualities in an organization while making it possible for people to do more, more effectively, and with less effort. Lots of knowledge, not a lot of management. High volumes of Baby Boomers are retiring and taking institutional knowledge with them.

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The CKO of Microsoft Services Has a Surprising Perspective on Knowledge Management

Conversation Matters

He explains that although he just hit retirement age, he can talk machine learning with any 30-year-old engineer because he is continually learning. He notes that the world is embarking on an effort to drive in apprenticeship , so people can be employable in two years.

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The CKO of Microsoft Services Has a Surprising Perspective on Knowledge Management

Conversation Matters

He explains that although he just hit retirement age, he can talk machine learning with any 30-year-old engineer because he is continually learning. He notes that the world is embarking on an effort to drive in apprenticeship , so people can be employable in two years.

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Internal Knowledge Base: How to Create a Corporate Wiki

Rise

A searchable record of knowledge is known by many names: internal knowledge base, private wiki, content management system, internal wiki, company wiki, knowledge management system or corporate wiki. An internal knowledge base is a content repository for your company.